volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for books; volume
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
lately; recently; nowadays
to become possible; to become able to (do)
convenient; handy; useful
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
originally; by nature; from the start
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
kanji "earth" radical at left (radical 32)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
region; limits; stage; level
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
outside of one's area of expertise
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)